Christie-Leslie Tom and Sharon Christie of Mansfield, Texas, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Alyene Christie of Mansfield to Blake Leslie of Frisco, Texas, son of Lonnie and Ardeth Leslie of Clovis. The prospective groom is the grandson of Ed Kirksey and the late Beth Kirksey of Clovis. The couple will exchange […]

Clarence Kirksey Services: No services are planned. Clarence Truman Kirksey, 95, of Odessa, Texas, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. He was born on Jan. 13, 1911, in Blanket, Texas, to John Edward Kirksey and Sarah Angeline Goates. In 1927, Clarence and his brothers drove a covered wagon from Brownwood, Texas, to Portales. A resident of […]

By Kevin Wilson: Freedom Newspapers The 164 acres feature alfalfa and wheat and other ordinary crops, including sunflowers that grow to an average person’s eye level. For some, the land represents a career; for others, a classroom. Many area farmers would say it’s an insurance policy they can’t afford to be without. The land, 15 […]